Controversial humanitarian Victor Marx clinches Colorado GOP gubernatorial nomination, CNN projects

CNN projects that Victor Marx, a Marine veteran who leads a anti-human trafficking nonprofit and has made extraordinary claims about his life, has won the Republican nomination for Colorado governor, defeating Barb Kirkmeyer and Scott Bottoms. Marx will face Democrat Phil Weiser in November in a state that has not elected a GOP governor in more than two decades; his campaign has drawn both grassroots support and skepticism over his sensational life story, while opponents argued he is unfit or deceptive. The general election appears challenging for Marx in a state leaning Democratic in statewide races.